On April 2, 2014, WHYY Radio’s Newsworks showcased Jason Burdick‘s research on enzyme-blocking hydrogels, which inhibit the damage to heart tissue after a heart attack. After a heart attack, the body naturally releases enzymes as part of the inflammatory response to injury. But when this response is sustained too long, …

Wang YH, Slochower DR, Janmey PA.. Chem Phys Lipids. 2014 Jan 15 Abstract Polyphosphoinositides (PPI) and in particular PI(4,5)P2, are among the most highly charged molecules in cell membranes, are important in many cellular signaling pathways, and are frequently targeted by peripheral polybasic proteins for anchoring through electrostatic interactions. Such …

The following new appointments of 5 pre-doctoral and 3 postdoctoral fellows were made. An additional predoc and 3 postdocs were reappointed for their second year. New PRE-doctoral appointments: Janine Hall, will be working with Dr. Matthew Lazzara, Assistant Professor in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department. She will be working …

The Special Dean’s Awards, established during the 1989-90 academic year, honor special achievements by Penn faculty members, particularly in the development of new and innovative educational programs. The Vice Dean for Education, in consultation with the Teaching Awards Selection Committee, identifies faculty members who have made unique contributions to medical …

The G. Holmes Perkins Award for Distinguished Teaching by a member of the associated faculty is awarded to Ms. Jenny Sabin, lecturer in architecture. Ms. Sabin’s research, teaching and design practice focuses on the contextual, material and formal intersections between architecture, textile tectonics and biology. Her design expertise resides in …